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Recent Examples of tormented
ABC News, 9 June 2026
Marte has absolutely tormented the Giants over the last week-and-change.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Inside are museum spaces that tell the story of Obama’s Presidency, grounded in the country’s tormented racial history.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
In 1976, the Legislature turned the California Coastal Commission into a permanent agency that has tormented property owners and localities ever since.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Hokum gives you a taste of one tormented scribe’s fiction before introducing you to the man behind the keyboard.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
No one seemed to see a problem in the body that tormented me.
—Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Any scholar of religion and a lot of ordinary Christians know that the Pharisees who tormented Jesus and the Roman Empire were not elite but lower-middle-class.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
He is tormented by the Road Runner again and again and again.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
The westward-looking Façade of the Passion is stark, its figures tormented, their bodies strained in angular poses.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Marte has absolutely tormented the Giants over the last week-and-change.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Inside are museum spaces that tell the story of Obama’s Presidency, grounded in the country’s tormented racial history.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
In 1976, the Legislature turned the California Coastal Commission into a permanent agency that has tormented property owners and localities ever since.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Hokum gives you a taste of one tormented scribe’s fiction before introducing you to the man behind the keyboard.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
No one seemed to see a problem in the body that tormented me.
—Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Any scholar of religion and a lot of ordinary Christians know that the Pharisees who tormented Jesus and the Roman Empire were not elite but lower-middle-class.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
He is tormented by the Road Runner again and again and again.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tormented
Adjective
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In a feature published today, deputy executive editor Yoni Appelbaum examines the tortured debate—inside and outside the academy—over how to tell the American story.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Hunter Biden is mixing it up with admirers and critics on social media, while Jill Biden is rehashing the tortured saga of the last presidential race in a new memoir.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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This past offseason was a nightmare filled with mistakes, and the season has been plagued by one injury after another.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The charming little burg is plagued by a perplexing dead body problem.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The experience left her frustrated.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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It's not intended as a relief valve for frustrated I-70 travelers.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The Lieser family of Jewish industrialists was persecuted by the Nazis, including being imprisoned, and lost almost all their possessions to Nazi seizure.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
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Family members and friends were persecuted, arrested, and killed.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Raspberries are also afflicted with several viruses that can cause plants to decline and ruin the fruit.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Losses from cattle afflicted by the parasite could run into the billions of dollars, with larger effects across the American economy, according to USDA estimates.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Hannah is perfect as a proxy for the harried viewer—sweet, two-dimensional, as wide-eyed as a Powerpuff Girl but much less feisty.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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By the end of November, Tao, like a harried volunteer coordinator, was writing little Lean code himself, instead focusing on finding tasks for others to do.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The mass shooting that claimed 49 lives and injured dozens of others—the deadliest hate crime targeting LGBTQ+ people in American history—still leaves a grievous mark, most especially in a city, state and nation besieged with new attacks on the gay community.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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In place of the ancient forest was a shorn land besieged by uncontrollable wildfires, prone to land-slides and erosion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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“Tormented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormented. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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